Three men came to London 　1　 a holiday. They came to a large hotel and took a room there. 2　 room was 　3　 the fifteeth floor.

　　In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came 　4　 very late.

　　“I’m sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel, “Our lifts (电梯) are not 　5　 tonight. If you 6　 want to walk up to your room. We shall make up a bed for you 　7　 the hall.”

　　“No, no,” Tom, one of the three 　8　 , said, “No, thank you We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.”

　　Then he turned to his 　9　 friends and said, “It is not easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know how to make it 　10　 . On our 　11　 to the room. I shall tell you some jokes (笑话), then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you, Peter, 　12　 us some interesting 　13　 .”

　　“All right, that’s a good idea.” the friends both agreed.

They began to walk up to their room Tom told many jokes. Andy 　14　 some songs. 　15　 they came to the thirty eighth floor. They were tired and wanted to have a rest.　　

“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s 　16　 turn, Peter. After all those jokes we 　17　 and songs we listened to. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.”

　　“All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story. It is not long, 　18　 it is 　19　 sad: We 　20　 the key to our room in the hall.”

For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story lives on.
A blanket of green - And it all started with a surprising decision made by Yang Shanzhou back in 1988.
The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the barren hills. Along with fifteen other people, Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan.
It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine.
Su Jiaxiang, Yang Shanzhou’s secretary, said, “I went to visit him several times. He didn’t even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night. But you know he was almost seventy!”
In 2010, Yang Shanzhou passed away. He was buried in Daliang Mountain, according to his will. More than twenty years has passed since he first began his planting in the mountains.The hills are now covered with kinds of trees. By planting trees, Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. This hidden hero left his local government with a priceless legacy.
【小题1】Yang Shanzhou lived in __________.

For many years, Yang Shanzhou was the local party secretary in a remote, mountainous village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province. Though he could live a better life in the city, he still decided to move even further into the mountains, and devoted himself to greening the land. He passed away in 2010, but his story lives on.

A blanket of green - And it all started with a surprising decision made by Yang Shanzhou back in 1988.

The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the barren hills. Along with fifteen other people, Yang settled down deep in the mountains and began to work on his plan.

It was a life that was harder than most people could ever imagine.

Su Jiaxiang, Yang Shanzhou’s secretary, said, “I went to visit him several times. He didn’t even have decent shoes and it was very cold at night. But you know he was almost seventy!”

In 2010, Yang Shanzhou passed away. He was buried in Daliang Mountain, according to his will. More than twenty years has passed since he first began his planting in the mountains.The hills are now covered with kinds of trees. By planting trees, Yang Shanzhou also planted hope. This hidden hero left his local government with a priceless legacy.

1.Yang Shanzhou lived in __________.

A. Jiangsu           B. Guizhou        C. Yunnan       D. Guangxi

2.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?

A. Mr Yang has been dead for three years.

B. Yang Shanzhou didn’t want to be buried in the mountain.

C. Yang Shanzhou gave up the better life in the city.

D. Yang Shanzhou will be remembered for ever.

3.The 62 year old decided to return to his hometown in Daliang Mountain, to bring green back to the barren hills. “barren” means ________.

    A. 荒芜的         B. 葱郁的        C. 长满树木的      D. 美丽的

4.From the passage we can know Mr Yang Shanzhou passed away at the age of _______.

     A. 74              B. 62            C. 84                  D. 94

5.Mr. Yang brought many things except_________.

     A. green hills         B. hope         C. priceless legacy     D. hard life

Mr. Black was over fifty years old. He sometimes made some mistakes in his work, and he lost his work. So he had   41  time every day to do something. Then he often met his old friends under a big tree. They had drinks there and   42   anything they liked.

One day, some old men were sitting together again and talking about young people in this world. They all agreed that the old people were    43   than young people. Then one of the old  44   said that young men were stronger than old men.

   45   of them agreed that this was true,   46   Mr. Black didn’t. He said, “No. I am as strong now as when I was a young man.” His friends were surprised   47   what he said.

“Well,” said Mr. Black, “Near my house there is a big stone. When I was a young man, I used    48   to move it, but I couldn’t because I was not    49  . I am an old man now, and when I try to move it, I still   50  . So, I am as strong as when I was young.”

1.A. many B. a lot       C. lots of   D. lot

2.A. talked for   B. talked to      C. talked with   D. talked about

3.A. clever        B. cleverer       C. cleverest      D. a clever

4.A. man B. woman         C. men     D. women

5.A. All      B. None    C. Both     D. Neither

6.A. so       B. or C. and       D. but

7.A. at      B. to C. of          D. on

8.A. trying        B. try      C. to try    D. to trying

9.A. strong enough B. enough strong      C. weak enough        D. enough weak

10.A. can         B. can’t      C. could            D. couldn’t